Chapter 219 Just to buy time

At any time, the surrender faction is the kind of people who are not ashamed of people. They would rather die than surrender. Such a warrior is always worthy of praise, but Zhang Yang knows that this is an opportunity.

In fact, not only the rebels all the way have surrendered to the court more or less. If the situation is unfavorable, they will surrender. The situation is suitable for their own development. Then it will be fine. At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, except for Chen Youliang, who has not surrendered to the court from the beginning to the end, other rebels have surrendered.

Now, Li Qi, the magistrate of Gaoyou, came to persuade him to surrender, which is equivalent to giving Zhang Yang a chance to go down the steps in disguise. Naturally, if he swallows it in his mouth, he can no longer spit it out. Moreover, it may become more serious and make some more benefits. The so-called sky-high price is to pay back the money.

Zhang Yang thought of these benefits between electric sparks and immediately decided to talk to Li Qi. Don't care if you can't talk about it. It should be possible to delay for a month or two. In this way, when Tianque is equipped with a large number of troops, he will no longer be afraid of a large number of tars. He will kill 50,000, and 100,000 will kill 100,000.

"Lord Fu Yin laughed. We are now like breaking bamboo, attacking the salt field all the way, Taizhou, Xinghua, invincible, let's surrender? Are you kidding me!" Shi Xin said first.

"Yes, that's right, we are about to enter Gaoyou. Please go back immediately, prepare the banquet, and wait for us! If you want us to surrender, I'm afraid you surrender!" Lu Zhen also said.

Li Qi's face was a little white, but now the situation is like this, and he could not refute it, so he had to suppress his anger and said, "The reason why the generals can be so smooth now is that they have not met the main force of the imperial court. If they meet the army of the imperial court, such as the army led by the imperial division, I'm afraid I'm afraid that everyone has fallen to the ground.

"Woah! What are you talking about?" Shi Wenbing really wanted to go up, grab this ignorant governor, and smash him into ten thousand pieces.

"Reside!" Zhang Yang scolded loudly, "How can you talk to Lord Fu Yin like this?"

"Brother..." Several people said.

"Reside!"

Shi Wenbing, Lu Zhen, Bian Yuanheng and Shi Xin all had to go down.

"These kids don't know the depth of heaven and earth. Please don't be surprised." Zhang Yang said.

Li Qi then calmed down: "It's still Brother Shicheng who saw the world and did the right thing with the court. There is no good end. Now it's just that the province has not reacted. When the province's main force comes to besiege, I'm afraid that the soldiers and civilians of Xinghua and Taizhou will be slaughtered."

"What is the method of surrender when Lord Yin said that we should surrender?" Zhang Yang asked.

Shi Nai'an has been standing behind Zhang Yang, shaking the fan and silently watching the dialogue between Li Qi and Zhang Yang. He knew that it was impossible for the lord to surrender. Now that he did so, it must have a deep meaning.

"The province does not want to see that Gaoyoufu is now in the flames of war. It is still ordinary people who suffer. They also know that Brother Shicheng is a person of profound righteousness, so he entrusted me to find a way out for Brother Shicheng." Li Qi said.

"Thank you very much for your kindness. I don't know what the conditions are issued by the province? Zhang Yang asked again. The old fox, who talked for a long time, did not get to the point. Anyway, he has at least one principle. If he wants to put down his weapon, it is absolutely impossible. As long as he firmly grasps his armed forces, he will have the right to speak. The so-called power comes from the barrel of the gun.

"I don't know what's the condition of Brother Shicheng?" Li Qi asked.

Can't see through the bottom? This business is not easy to do, so I have to ask for a high price.

"Mr. Shi, bring me the map." Zhang Yang said.

Map? Li Qi looked at Zhang Yang and didn't know what tricks to play.

Shi Nai'an agreed and spread out the map just completed a few days ago on the table.

It's not possible to march and fight without a map. Zhang Yang doesn't want those without scales, only the sketches with lines. Although there is not enough time and manpower, with the experience of traveling in the past few years, Zhang Yang still drew a map of almost the whole province.

Zhang Yang pointed to the right side of the map: "This is the salt field, this is Desheng Lake, this is Xinghua, this is Taizhou, and this is Gaoyou Lake." As he spoke, he pointed to the location marked on the map.

Li Qi is a smart man. After just a few glances, he understands that this is indeed a marching map, but it is more professional.

"Lord Fu Yin also saw it just now. My brothers have a strong sense of fighting. They all shouted and wanted to fight a big war. To tell the truth, Lord Fu Yin, we are about to attack here, here, and here." As Zhang Yang spoke, he pointed to those places again.

Li Qi took a look and took a breath: This group of anti-thieves have such a big appetite! Baoying, Gaoyou, even Yangzhou want to fight? Do they know that there are not many troops in Yangzhou at present? That's the capital of the province!

However, after fighting these places, the other party has obtained several times more land than the current land. If they can gain a firm foothold in these places, it will definitely be a big problem for the province, which is simply more difficult to deal with than Guo Zixing in Haozhou!

Although he thought so, Li Qi was calm and said, "Although Brother Shicheng's appetite is very big, these places are not so easy to fight, especially in Yangzhou, but there are 100,000 horsemen stationed in the capital of the province. It is not easy to conquer. Once defeated, even the current situation can't be maintained. Why don't you, I invite In the province, Feng Shicheng's brother is Yin of Xinghua County. How about it?

Yin of Caixinghua County? I beat down Taizhou. You're too stingy, aren't you? Zhang Yang said lightly, "It seems that Lord Fu Yin doesn't understand what I mean. If the court let me take charge of all the places I just pointed out, I can surrender to stop the complaints of the soldiers. I can't afford the Yin of Xinghua County."

Li Qi's head is about to be big. This person is really unsatisfied. Now he has only taken down one state and one county, and he opens his mouth and occupies Gaoyou Prefecture and Yangzhou Road? How is this possible? You occupy Gaoyou Mansion. What do I, the governor of Gaoyou Mansion, do?

"Brother Shicheng, your request is a little too much. I'm sorry I can't agree." Li Qi said, "Especially Yangzhou Road, which is the capital of the province. How can I give it to you? Brother Shicheng, please don't joke."

"I'm not kidding. If my request is not met, I will never surrender. I want the court to make me the governor of Gaoyoufu and the general manager of Yangzhou Road, and command Gaoyoufu and Yangzhou Road." Zhang Yang said.

"It's hard for me to accept this!" Li Qi finally couldn't help it.

"Lord, why don't we let it go!" Shi Nai'an said next to him that since one sings black face, the other has to sing white face.

"Consweration? How to make concessions? Zhang Yang said.

"Why don't we suffer some losses? Yangzhou doesn't want it. All we need is Taizhou, Hai'an and Tongzhou in Yangzhou Road." Shi Nai'an said. Yangzhou is absolutely impossible. It is the capital of the province, and now Taizhou has been attacked, and then Shanghai Anhe Tongzhou, it will go all the way to the east coast, which is connected with Xinghua, and the south is the Yangtze River, which can ensure the safety of the base.

"Well, then I'll suffer a little loss, and Yangzhou doesn't want it. However, Gaoyou and Baoying are a must, and we can't compromise any more." Zhang Yang said, as if he had suffered a loss from the boss.

Although Li Qi is deeply influenced by Confucianism, he can't help but want to scold his mother. This guy is simply a scoundrel!

"Lord Fu Yin, if you can't make the decision, then go back to the province to discuss it. The lord has made a concession. Please give us an answer. During this period, we will abide by our promise and not attack again. Please also abide by the rules." Shi Nai'an said.

" OK, I will report it to the province." Li Qi agreed.

"In addition to these, I want to have complete autonomy for the salt produced by several salt farms. I can sell it directly in the whole province without going through the procedures of the Lianghuai Salt Transportation Company." Zhang Yang said.

"This..." This condition is high enough. Even the province can't make the decision. You have to report it to the court. The question is, who dares to report it to the court? Li Qi's head is big again.

"What, is there a problem?"

"Let me report these to the province." Li Qi said.

He, the envoy in charge of recruitment security, has no choice but to have a low official position and can't talk about anything at all. However, it's good. It's good to report to the province and see how the province rules, and you don't have to take the blame yourself.

"If there are no other requirements, let me go back and discuss it with Brother Shicheng again." Li Qi said.

"Then there will be Lord Yin of the Ministry of Labor. Come on, see the guests off!" Zhang Yang shouted.

After sending Li Qi away, Zhang Yang and Shi Nai'an looked at each other and laughed.

Let's save a headache! If the province has the strength to attack itself now, where will it come to recruit? At this time, you will know the reality of the province. In a month or two, you can rest assured. It is necessary to deliberately make things difficult for Li Qi. In this way, it takes a lot of time for Li Qi to coordinate back and forth. During this period, it is an opportunity to consolidate and develop the occupied area. Two months later, if you agree to your request and give it to Gaoyou, Baoying, Hai'an and Tongzhou, you will take it rudely. If you don't give it, you can call it down by yourself.

"Brother, why should we surrender?" After sending Li Qi away, the rest of the generals came in again, and they asked unhappily.

"When did I say I was going to surrender?" Zhang Yang asked.

"Why did the eldest brother treat Li Qi so politely? He wanted to cut off his head with a knife and hang it on the gate hole with Li Zheng." Shi Xin said.

"Li Qi and I want Gaoyou, Baoying, Hai'an, Tongzhou. If he gives it, we don't have to bleed and take over these cities directly."

"What if he doesn't give it?"

"He gave us at least a month or two. With this time, our Tianque will be equipped with a large number of troops. Won't we get them by ourselves?" Zhang Yang said.

"Big brother is wise!" Several generals arched their hands and said.

"Lv Zhen." Zhang Yang shouted.

"Yes, big brother."

"Your third battalion is stationed in Xinghua City. If Li Qi comes again, please inform me. Remember, you must be polite to Li Qi.

"Yes, big brother." Lu Zhen replied.

"The fourth battalion and the base camp, return to the salt field to prevent the attack of the tars on Huai'an Road in the north." Zhang Yang said.

"Yes!"

"Please ask Mr. Shi to be responsible for presiding over the division of fields in the west of Xinghua, and divide the land before the New Year."

"Please rest assured." Shi Nai'an said.

"Brother, are you also going back to the salt farm?"

"No, the first team of the base camp, go back to the base with me!" Zhang Yang said.

Zhang Yang has been thinking about those blacksmiths for a long time. How are they doing now? Have you devoted yourself to your work? What is the production capacity of Tianque now?

Also, how is Ruohan doing on the base?

Thinking of Ruohan, a burst of heat surged into Zhang Yang's heart. According to Zhang Luo of his mother and Uncle Liu, he was going to marry Ruohan before the end of the year.

Marriage is the happiest thing in a person's life, and he will marry a gentle, beautiful and virtuous woman at the end of the Yuan Dynasty hundreds of years ago. There is no wedding dress, no wedding car, no unreachable property price, and some are true feelings.

The next day, Zhang Yang took the guard and ran to the base from Xinghua.

Xinghua is very close to Desheng Lake. Starting from Xinghua, take the waterway to reach Desheng Lake in half an hour.

Seeing the familiar reeds, Zhang Yang's heart was surging. At the beginning, he started from the murder port here and attacked the city all the way. Now, he has made some small achievements and established an unweak force.

Familiar waterway, familiar harbor, here is the foundation of Zhang Yang's hegemony and his arsenal.

As usual, Liu Ruohan got up very early. She has become the general manager here. She is even familiar with the whole process of making Tianque, and she can see whether the parts made by the blacksmith are qualified.

A few days ago, Li Bosheng brought a large number of blacksmiths. The base has entered a period of rapid development. These blacksmiths are very skilled. After each person was given a house fee of one or two taels of silver, they were very enthusiastic about their work. After getting familiar with the parts they needed to make, they immediately started to make them. Basically, the yield rate More than half of them are, so that the blacksmiths who work here first can't be wiped out of their face. They have spontaneously worked overtime one after another. Why can they not let these later blacksmiths be more efficient than themselves?

The result of this is that Tianque has a large number of parts, and the qualified Tianque is also assembled in branches.

In just a few days, nearly 200 pieces of Tianque were produced. In this way, nearly 50 pieces can be produced in a day. In a short time, the army can change a large number of bird guns.

Liu Ruohan toured around, and many blacksmiths had begun to jingle the local iron. The ironmaking base over there was also stepping up the production of high-quality steel. The pipe with rifling was also pressed out by the hydraulic press.

Finally, Liu Ruohan boarded the lookout in the middle of the base as usual. She looked around, hoping to see a familiar figure. Although she was disappointed every time, she was still full of hope.

The rising sun sprinkles its golden brilliance all over the lake. The withered reeds and the reeds swaying with the wind frequently point on the surface of the water.

Unconsciously, it has entered December, and in another month, the Spring Festival will come. This year is destined to be different from the past.

Liu Ruohan looked around for a while, sighed, and was ready to get off the lookout.

Suddenly, a mast appeared in the reeds in the distance, and the small flag fluttering in the wind was so attractive.

"Brother Shicheng!" Liu Ruohan shouted. She rushed down the watchtower excitedly and ran to the dock, leaving the two dull sentries behind her. Was her sister-in-law daggered? Where is the big brother? They rubbed their eyes before they could see clearly the mast mixed with the reeds.

It must be his own people to be able to shuttle freely in the reeds, and now Li Bosheng is in the base and has not gone out. Then, it is very likely that Brother Shicheng is back.

Liu Ruohan ran over quickly, regardless of his heavy image that had been established on the island.

The ship was getting closer and closer. Finally, it came out of the reed and went straight to the wharf. Isn't the familiar figure standing in the bow looking at it the head of the ship the brother of Shicheng, who he thought about the night?

"Brother Shicheng!" Liu Ruohan shouted loudly on the shore.

Zhang Yang waved his hand. He also saw Ruohan standing on the shore, and also saw Li Bosheng and Lu Xing behind Ruohan.

Liu Ruohan was about to jump up excitedly and didn't notice at all that there were still two men standing behind him. She really wants to rush up and look at her man by herself.

After getting engaged, Liu Ruohan has already regarded himself as a member of the Zhang family.

The ship slowly docked, and Zhang Yang came down from the bow.

"Brother Shicheng, you have lost weight." Liu Ruohan said. In her eyes, there is only Brother Shicheng. Although she was on the island, she also knew that there had been earth-shaking changes outside, and these changes were all because of her man in front of her. She is proud and worried about him.

Zhang Yang coughed. Now is not the time to linger. There are so many guards behind him, and there are Li Bosheng and Lu Xing in front of him.

"Ruohan, you are also tired at the base." Zhang Yang said lightly, "Bersheng, Lu Xing, you have also worked hard."

Liu Ruohan reacted. Looking back, he saw the two simple faces.

"Brother Shicheng, what's the matter with coming here this time?" Liu Ruohan put away the lingering expression and asked about business matters.

"Last time, a large number of blacksmiths came from the Taizhou Military Bureau. The craftsmanship should be okay. I want to see how the output of our Tianque is." Zhang Yang said.

"Let's introduce this by Brother Bo Sheng," Liu Ruohan said, "Let's talk while walking."

A group of four people walked to the island. Li Bosheng said as he walked, "Brother, these blacksmiths are really good. I arranged them to the south of the base alone. After giving them samples, I can build them. The yield is very high, and the output of our Tianque has been greatly improved."

"How tall is it?" Zhang Yang asked.

"These blacksmiths are still adapting these days. There are nearly 50 pieces of Tianque that are assembled every day. When they are proficient, I estimate that we can produce 80 to 100 pieces a day."

One hundred? Zhang Yang took a look at Li Bosheng and looked at the flying man. He was very satisfied with the joining of these blacksmiths.

In this case, it is indeed enough. Fifty of a day, ten days is enough to arm a battalion. In more than a month, all the current battalions can be turned into fire battalions and greatly improve combat effectiveness.

Zhang Yang nodded with satisfaction: "Let's go and see those new blacksmiths."

(to be continued)